Protected areas of Saint Kitts and Nevis

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Protected areas of Saint Kitts and Nevis

Published: May 27, 2009, 1:27 pm
Contributing Author: Elisa Triana
Topic Editor: Juan Pablo Arce
Source: WDPA
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Protected area highlights for Saint Kitts and Nevis: (January 31, 2008):

  1. of
    Areas

Area
km2

Total Area of nationally recognized protected areas (% of Saint Kitts and Nevis's Territorial Area)

2

26

0.8%

- Terrestrial (% of Saint Kitts and Nevis's Terrestrial Territorial Area)

2

13

5.1%

- Marine and Littoral Protected Area

1

13

Note that some protected areas include both terrestrial area and marine area


The latest World Database on Protected Areas reports 20 nationally recognized protected areas in Saint Kitts and Nevis (18 more than in the summary above):

|- style="background-color: #5d7b9d" ! scope="col" align="left" | Site Name (IUCN Designation) ! scope="col" align="center" | Marine or
Terrestrial ! scope="col" align="right" | Total Area
(hectares) |- align="left"
Black Rocks (Natural Monument) Both
Brimstone Hill Fortress (National Park) (II)
 Terrestrial 15
Cades Bay (Marine Park) Marine
Gallows Bay Bog Both
Greatheeds Pond Both 30
Guana Island (Marine Park) Marine
Half Moon Pond Both 17
Hurricane Bay (Reserve) Both
Mt. Liamigua Central Range (National Park) Terrestrial
Mt. Misery Terrestrial 1400
Muddy Pond Both 30
Nagshead (Wildlife Reserve) Both
Nevis Peak (National Park) Terrestrial
Nevis Peak Terrestrial
New Castle (Marine Park) Marine
Round Hill/Hurricane Hill Both
Saddle Hill Terrestrial
Sandy Point Reef Both
Southeast Peninsula (National Park) Both 2610
Southeast Peninsula Salt Ponds (Bird Sanctuary) Terrestrial

300px-Saint Kitts and Nevis.gif Map of Saint Kitts and Nevis (Source: CIA, The World Factbook)

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Further Reading:

  1. World Database on Protected Areas (accessed May 26, 2009)


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